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Kansas Public Radio is looking for a new Morning Edition host. Do you have what it takes to wake up early and broadcast news, weather and other information on this award-winning radio station?
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The Kansas Flint Hills has lost one of its strongest voices. Author Jim Hoy died Saturday, February 22, 2025. The 86-year-old professor and prolific writer died within hours of son, Josh.
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A new exhibit at the Spencer Museum of Art, called "Native Fashion," is getting high praise from someone who says he doesn't know, understand or even care about fashion. Hear why Commentator Rex Buchanan is so enthralled with this exhibit, even though he is no slave to fashion himself.
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At the end of World War II, a Kansas soldier played a key role in bringing Nazi war criminals to justice. The man from Phillipsburg had to figure out how to construct a courtroom to hold numerous defendants, lawyers, judges, translators and the media - all in one place. Commentator Katie Keckeisen tells us about this Kansas connection to the Nuremberg Trials, which began 79 years ago today.
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Thank you, Veterans, for serving our great country.
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Kansas has more than 4,000 wind turbines. The state now gets almost half of its energy from wind power. That's good news. But maybe not as good as you think.
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Super storms are in the news. Hurricanes, a polar vortex and record-breaking heat. These weather phenomena are not only bad for humans. They are energy disasters. It's time to modernize and harden the grid.
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This month's Tallgrass Film Festival in Wichita will celebrate the legacy of Kansas-born actress Hattie McDaniel, the first Black American to win an Academy Award.
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Sure, the Royals have been knocked out of the American League playoffs. But they still made the playoffs. And that's a far cry from last season when the team posted more than 100 losses. What accounts for the one-year turn-around? Greg Echlin has this report.
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Listen to Tom Parkinson's conversation about "Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories," the latest book by author and musician Elijah Wald.
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Public meetings are a chance for the public to weigh in on important topics. They're also a chance to listen to what others have to say.
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Vintage audio goods - receivers, turntables, speakers and more - will be on sale Saturday in Lawrence. The benefit for the Kansas Audio-Reader Network also features thousands of vinyl records. KPR's J. Schafer talks to Ed Hawkins, one of the volunteers gearing up for the sale.